In late 1984, Illinois senators and representatives approved a bill requiring drivers and front seat passengers in vehicles to buckle up. On July 1, 1985, it became a law. However, almost 40 years ... Read More

All lanes are open again after a "broken down" semi briefly caused traffic to slow down at I-74 westbound at Prospect Avenue, Illinois State Police said. Read More

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Hyderabad police arrested an interstate mobile theft gang consisting of 6 accused from MS Maqta, along with one home guard and two constables, and seized 15 pho ... Read More

U.S. Route 61 is tentatively scheduled to close from just south of the Iowa State line to east of U.S. Route 136, near Alexandria in Clark ... Read More

A chief deputy is heard in a 2022 recording questioning former deputy Sean Grayson, who was involved in the killing of Massey, about his mishandling of a traffic case. Read More

Rising heat and humidity along with the possibility for strong to severe storms was in the Chicago forecast Tuesday, with chances for damaging winds, torrential rains, hail and localized flooding, the ... Read More

Storms are expected to form in Iowa and move down the Mississippi River into the St. Louis region and southern Illinois, bringing the risk of damaging winds, tornadoes, and excessive rainfall that ... Read More

Storms are expected to form in Iowa and move down the Mississippi River into the St. Louis region and southern Illinois, bringing the risk of damaging winds, tornadoes, and excessive rainfall that ... Read More

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Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a truck that could be involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident involving a woman who was helping a cat on the road on Saturday. Read More

Located just off Exit 18 on Interstate 71, the Kroger is tentatively scheduled to open this ... southern Indiana and southern Illinois. David Bizianes, president of Oldham Chamber & Economic ... Read More

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $430 million to Illinois to curb greenhouse gas emissions by electrifying vehicles, accelerating clean energy workforce training and retrofitting ... Read More

A tornado warning means a tornado has been spotted or indicated by the radar. Stay in your safe place until the threat of a tornado has passed. Have a pre-determined place to meet ... Read More

On the evening of July 15, a powerful complex of thunderstorms swept through Chicagoland, producing widespread damaging winds and a record-breaking amount of tornadoes. Read More

A new ordinance allowing ATVs and golf carts on city roads is looking likely to pass after the Forest Lake City Council debated the topic during its Monday, July 15, workshop. The ordinance had ... Read More

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Henderson Police are at the scene of a flipped over vehicle at Watson Lane and Highway 41. The southbound lanes of Highway 41 are currently blocked off. Dispatch has ... Read More

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GRANITE CITY The Illinois Department of Transportation today announced that inspection of westbound Interstate 270 between Illinois 3 and Riverview Drive ... Read More

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SPRINGFIELD - Agricultural operations in Illinois have been significantly impacted by recent tornadoes, high winds and flooding. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has technical and financial a ... Read More

Authorities say the Illinois sheriff's deputy charged in the shooting death of Sonya Massey was kicked out of the Army for the first of two drunken driving convictions in which he had a weapon in his ... Read More

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Dollywood patrons fled the park as floodwaters gushed throughout the walkways and spilled into the parking lot where social media images show patrons helping each other wade through knee-deep water. Read More